2025-07-15

Introduction

  • Mortality trends in the United States have been a topic of significant interest, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Multiple factors have contributed to changes in general and cause-specific mortality rates

  • Many of these trends pre-date the pandemic, going back decades

Agenda

  • Describe the mortality trends in the United States

  • Examine these trends specifically in higher income Farm Bureau counties

  • Dive deeper into specific causes (liver-related, drug-related)

  • Discuss mitigation strategies for life insurers

Crude Rates in Farm Bureau States

High Income Counties

Rate Ratios vs. 2019 in Farm Bureau States

High Income Counties